Slimantics: The most important day in Columbus' history

The city of Columbus has witnessed a fair share of memorable days since its founding in 1821. Most of those red-letter days were captured in local newspapers, the first of which began publishing in 1833. For the past 101 years, The Dispatch has recorded those historic events.

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